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Minnesota Administrative Procedure

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Minnesota Administrative Procedure

Edited By

George A. Beck

and

Mehmet Konar-Steenberg

Third Edition

Revised 2014

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  • Home Page
  • Preface
  • About the Editors
  • Table of Contents
  • Index
  • Contact

Chapter Contents

  • Chapters 1-5
    • Chapter 1
      • 1.1 Introduction
      • 1.2 The Origins of the Minnesota Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
      • 1.3 Perceived Inadequacies in the Administrative Procedure Act
      • 1.4 The Response of the Legislature in the Mid-1970s
      • 1.5 Amendments to the Rulemaking Procedure 1975-1995
      • 1.6 Amendments to the Contested Case Procedures
      • 1.7 The CORE and LCRAR Reports
      • 1.8 The 1995 Amendments
      • 1.9 Subsequent Changes
      • 1.10 Conclusion
    • Chapter 2
      • 2.1 Introduction
      • 2.2 Agencies
      • 2.3 Minnesota Rules
      • 2.4 Federal Regulations
      • 2.5 Decisions and Orders of Administrative Agencies
      • 2.6 Opinions of the Attorney General
      • 2.7 Legislative Research
      • 2.8 Secondary Sources in Administrative Law
    • Chapter 3
      • 3.1 Introduction
      • 3.2 Investigations
      • 3.3 General Procedures
      • 3.4 Specific Procedures
      • 3.5 Agency Subpoenas
      • 3.6 Prosecutorial Discretion and Selective Enforcement
      • 3.7 Combination of Investigatory and Adjudicative Functions
      • 3.8 Classification of Investigative Data under Minnesota Law
    • Chapter 4
      • 4.1 Definition of Contested Case
      • 4.2 Right to a Hearing Arising from Statute or Rule
      • 4.3 Right to a Hearing Arising from Due Process
      • 4.4 What Process is Due Under the Constitution?
      • 4.5 The Office of Administrative Hearings and the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
      • 4.6 Disqualification of the Administrative Law Judge
      • 4.7 Overview of a Contested Case Proceeding
    • Chapter 5
      • 5.1 Reasonable Notice Required
      • 5.2 Contents of the Notice of and Order for Hearing
      • 5.3 Service of the Notice of and Order for Hearing
  • Chapters 6-10
    • Chapter 6
      • 6.1 Party Status
      • 6.2 Intervention
      • 6.3 Consolidation and Bifurcation
    • Chapter 7
      • 7.1 Change of Location, Date of Hearing and Continuances
      • 7.2 The Right to Counsel or Other Representation
      • 7.3 Prehearing Conferences and Settlement Procedures
      • 7.4 Motions and Subpoenas
      • 7.5 Informal Dispositions, Settlement Agreements, Consent Orders, and Defaults
    • Chapter 8
      • 8.1 Introduction
      • 8.2 Authority to Provide for Discovery
      • 8.3 Requirement of a Contested Case under the Administrative Procedure Act
      • 8.4 Discovery Available as a Matter of Right
      • 8.5 Discovery Available at the Discretion of the Administrative Law Judge
      • 8.6 Constitutional Right to Discovery
      • 8.7 Sanctions for Failure to Make Discovery
    • Chapter 9
      • 9.1 Introduction
      • 9.2 Relevancy
      • 9.3 Privilege
      • 9.4 Self-Incrimination
      • 9.5 Discovery Related to Constitutional Questions
      • 9.6 Proprietary Data
      • 9.7 Discovery of Public Documents
      • 9.8 Partially Discoverable Information and Protective Orders
      • 9.9 Privacy Considerations as Limiting Discovery
    • Chapter 10
      • 10.1 Rules of Evidence in Administrative Adjudication
      • 10.2 Residiuum Rule
      • 10.3 Burden of Proof and Standards of Proof
      • 10.4 Official Notice
      • 10.5 Application of the Exclusionary Rules of Evidence
      • 10.6 Offer of Proof
      • 10.7 Exclusiveness of Record
      • 10.8 Written Testimony
      • 10.9 The Right to Cross-Examination
      • 10.10 Admissibility of Illegally Obtained Evidence
  • Chapters 11-15
    • Chapter 11
      • 11.1 Level of Formality
      • 11.2 Hearing Procedure
      • 11.3 The Role of the Administrative Law Judge
      • 11.4 Authority of the Administrative Law Judge
      • 11.5 The Administrative Law Judge's Recommended Decision
    • Chapter 12
      • 12.1 Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel
      • 12.2 Stare Decisis
      • 12.3 Equitable Estoppel
      • 12.4 Laches
    • Chapter 13
      • 13.1 Introduction
      • 13.2 Who Is Covered by the Data Practices Act
      • 13.3 What Data Is Covered by the Data Practices Act
      • 13.4 Classification System
      • 13.5 Access to Public Government Data
      • 13.6 Rights of Individual Subjects of Data
      • 13.7 Duties of Responsible Authority
      • 13.8 Legal Remedies
      • 13.9 Application of the Data Practices Act to Contested Cases
      • 13.10 Expedited Data Practices Complaints
    • Chapter 14
      • 14.1 Exceptions to the Administrative Law Judge's Report and Argument to the Agency Before Final Decision
      • 14.2 Agency Review of the Record Before Decision
      • 14.3 The Agency Decision
      • 14.4 Rehearing and Reconsideration
    • Chapter 15
      • 15.1 Introduction
      • 15.2 Prerequisites to Judicial Review
      • 15.3 Procedures for Obtaining Review
      • 15.4 Scope of Review
  • Chapters 16-20
    • Chapter 16
      • 16.1 Definition of a Rule
      • 16.2 Types of Rulemaking Proceedings
      • 16.3 Types of Rules
      • 16.4 Agency Policymaking as Improper or Illegal Rulemaking
      • 16.5 Rulemaking or Policymaking by Adjudication
      • 16.6 Administrative Challenge to Improper Rulemaking
    • Chapter 17
      • 17.0 Introduction
      • 17.1 Public Participation in the Early Stages of Rulemaking
      • 17.2 Drafting the SONAR
      • 17.3 Review of Rules by the Governor
    • Chapter 18
      • 18.1 Creation of the Office of the Revisor of Statutes
      • 18.2 The Revisor's Rule Drafting Process
      • 18.3 Approval of Form
      • 18.4 Editing, Compiling, Publishing, and Preserving
    • Chapter 19
      • 19.1 Introduction
      • 19.2 Adopting Rules Without a Hearing: A General Comment
      • 19.3 Proposal, Comment, and Negotiation
      • 19.4 Rule Adoption; Review and Approval by the Office of Administrative Hearings, Revisor of Statutes
      • 19.5 Effective Date
    • Chapter 20
      • 20.1 Introduction
      • 20.2 Initiation of Rulemaking with a Hearing
      • 20.3 Procedures for a Rulemaking Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge
      • 20.4 Nature of the Hearing
      • 20.5 Post-Hearing Procedures
  • Chapters 21-25
    • Chapter 21
      • 21.1 Exempt Rules: Introduction
      • 21.2 Authority to Adopt Exempt Rules
      • 21.3 Procedure for Adoption of Exempt Rules
      • 21.4 Effective Date of Exempt Rules
      • 21.5 Effective Period of Exempt Rules
      • 21.6 Expedited Rules
      • 21.7 Judicial Review of Exempt and Expedited Rules
      • 21.8 Repeal of Obsolete Rules
    • Chapter 22
      • 22.1 Introduction
      • 22.2 Nature of the Factual Presentation in Support of Need and Reasonableness
      • 22.3 Substantial Difference
    • Chapter 23
      • 23.1 Introduction
      • 23.2 Statutory Authority
      • 23.3 Procedural Requirements
      • 23.4 Unbridled Discretion
      • 23.5 Delegation of Agency Powers
      • 23.6 Retroactivity
      • 23.7 Reasonableness
      • 23.8 Constitutional Issues
    • Chapter 24
      • 24.1 Introduction
      • 24.2 Standing
      • 24.3 Petition for Declaratory Judgment
      • 24.4 Parties to a Preenforcement Challenge
      • 24.5 Perfecting the Appeal
      • 24.6 The Record for Judicial Review
      • 24.7 Discovery Procedures
      • 24.8 Grounds for Judicial Review: Constitutional Violations
      • 24.9 Grounds: Nonconstitutional Challenges
      • 24.10 Scope of Review
      • 24.11 Review by the Minnesota Supreme Court
      • 24.12 Colatteral Attacks on Rules
    • Chapter 25
      • 25.1 Introduction
      • 25.2 LCRAR History
      • 25.3 LCC and Policy Committee Authority
      • 25.4 Constitutionality of Suspension of Rules

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Suggested Bluebook citation: Minn. Admin. Proc. (George A. Beck and Mehmet Konar-Steenberg, eds. 3d ed. 2014).